Rescue May Be Possible in 48 Hours
Rescue teams press on with hopes of a breakthrough within 48 hours as the operation continues amid challenging conditions. Authorities coordinate efforts across multiple agencies while relatives await news.
24 Aug 1963
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1963
Page
1
Rescue teams press on with hopes of a breakthrough within 48 hours as the operation continues amid challenging conditions. Authorities coordinate efforts across multiple agencies while relatives await news.
In Sheppton Pennsylvania UM, rescue workers watched through a TV camera as miners David Fellin and Harry Throne neared freedom after 11 days trapped 300 feet underground. The drill pierced the rock, signaling the hole was through, but conditions remained precarious and officials warned the surface camera couldn't determine the miners' health.
News wires report Ngo Dinh Diem’s ouster and ministerial resignations amid pro Buddhist student protests in South Vietnam. The United States says it will continue cautious military aid while evaluating the political scene. Kennedy urges support for a test ban. A boy near Santa Lake in the Sierras contemplates night temps. The Haitian Assembly grants Duvalier six month autocratic powers, stripping some opposition leaders of citizenship and property.
Charles Lance, 22, found guilty in Pasadena Superior Court of second degree murder in the murder of 15 year old Robert Murrieta near Bel Mar Boulevard. Judge William Fox sentenced him to the typical five year to life term and ordered transfer to the Chino reception center as the California Adult Authority sets future residence. Lance’s attorney Charles B. Johnson said he will appeal on alleged errors in law and fact.
A conference committee approved a package totaling more than 35.8 billion dollars for the civilian space program this fiscal year. The plan includes 3.9 million to start an electronics research center, initially slated for the Greater Boston area, triggering protests from Congress members elsewhere. President Kennedy had asked 5.712 billion and the House trimmed about 500 million, with the Senate restoring roughly 307 million of the cuts.
Richard Bur ton Partridge a 38 year old band director from Cape Girardeau County confessed to robbing two banks after police uncovered loot totaling about 72 419 from hidden caches including school funds He was arrested after laying down his baton at an outdoor concert Witnesses identified him as the armed robber in a courthouse square surprise showing The dinero was recovered in multiple caches at Jackson High School and other locations ending months of denials by the suspect.
Washington report states the Senate Commerce Committee approved a measure to block a nationwide railroad strike and appoint arbitration for key rail rules within 90 days. The bill targets fireman and train crew size disputes and aims to reach House passage by the Thursday deadline.
Washington Kennedy unveiled a revamped plan allowing appeals to courts for fund cutoffs. The attorney general said the measure ties aid suspension to anti-discrimination goals and requires state and local compliance before any action.
The House approved a Republican sponsored cut of 585 million dollars from Kennedy’s foreign aid plan, leaving about 3.5 billion for the year. Kennedy called the action irresponsible and partisan, warning it threatens Latin American aid and benefits to allies. Sixty six Democrats joined 156 Republicans in the 222 to 188 vote, with further cuts totaling around 400 million in the revised authorization. The president’s remarks, delivered at the White House before a Cape Cod trip, blamed GOP strategists and warned of reduced aid if the Senate does not restore funds.
Basil O'Connor 71 a former head of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and once a law partner of Franklin D Roosevelt suffered a mild heart attack yesterday. He is listed in fair condition at Central Suffolk Hospital in Westhampton Beach New York.
Marlon Brando led actors Paul Newman Anthony Franciosa and William Frye to Gadsden Alabama to urge negotiations on race issues but Mayor Lesley L Gilliland refused to meet them as the crowd of about a thousand demonstrators watched. Brando called the discussions fruitful and said the group comes as peaceful goodwill representatives.
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